Toy.



M. S. DUNKELBERGER.

TOY.

APPLlCATiON FILED JAN. w. 19a].

1,263,387. Patented Apr. 23, 1918 MILTON B. DUNKELBEBGEB, QF DAYTON,OHIO.

TOY.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 23, 1918.

Application filed January 19, 1917. Serial No. 143,405.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON S. DUNKEL-- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, re siding at Da ton, in the county of Montgomery and tale ofOhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Toys, at which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful im rovement in toys.

he principal object of the invention is to provide a toy which will notonly afford intense and continuous amusement for a child, but inaddition will be a source of instruction to him.

The invention contemplates the provision of a miniature steam-shovelhousing to which there is attached a swinging scoop that receives sandor other fine material at. a low level, and automatically dumps it whenit reaches a higher elevation. The sensation of seeing the sand shoveledup and automatically dumped is a pleasing one to the child, as well as asource of mechanical instruction to him.

The preferred form ofembodiment of my invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved toy, showing the scoop in its dumping position. Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the scoop, and its sup porting and dumping mechanism,showing said scoop just be ore it releases its contents. And Fig. 3 is aerspective view of the 5000 and its attac ments.

ughout the specification and draw ings, similar reference charactersdenote corresponding parts.

In a detailed description of the preferred form of embodiment of myinvention the numeral 1 designates a miniature hoilsing preferablconstructed of tin and pivctally suppo for a horizontal circularmovement on a wheel base 2.

Connected to and projecting obliquely from; one end of the housing 1, isa supportiug member 8 to the central portion of which is pivoted an arm4 that carries on its outer end a scoop 5 whose sides are preferablytrapezoidal. This scoop has the usual 0 en, top or mouth portion, and abottom adapted to swing about a pivot 7 for a purpose now to bedescribed.

Pivotal v connected to and embracing the sides of e scoop 5, is a yokepiece 8 to thefreeend of whichacord orband 9 is secured. This cordpasses over a pulley 10 pivoted to one end of the supporting mom-- her3, and thence to n. Windlass 11 mounted within the housing 1 andcontrolled by a crank 12 which is rendered accessible through an opening13 in said housing. While I have shown iminual means for operating theWindlass 11, any other suitable means for turning it may be employed ifdesired. By means of the cord 9 the scoop 5 may be raised and lowered,and since it is secured to the outer end of the oscillating arm 4, the,scoop when raised will be changed from its horizontal shoveling positionto an opright one [or unloading as follows.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that the swinging bottom6 of the scoop 5 has an inwarl extension 14. This extension is normallyengaged by a. pawl 15 which reject-s downwardly from, and is mounteupon, a pivot 16 secured to the swinging arm 4 a short distance from thescoop 5. A cord or other suitable band 17, which becomes taut only underthe circumstances to be hereinafter described, extends from the lowerend of the pawl 15 to the supporting member 3.

The normal position of the pawl 15 is that shown in Fig. 52. wherein itengages the extended end 14 of the bottom 6 to maintain its other andagainst the scoop. With its lower end thus closed, the scoop 5, when thecrank 12 is turned by a child, will be drawn forwardly and upwardly bythe cord 9 into and above the sand pile, picking up in its travel asubstantial portion of the sand and holdin it intact until the operationnow to be escribed takes place. i

As the arm 4-. swings about its pivot dur ing the upward movement of thescoop, the cord 17 is gradually tightened until it draws the lower endof the pawl 15 from above the extended end 14 of the bottom 6. At thispoint that portion of the bottom 6 which supports the contents of thescoop, will drop, through gravity, to ,release its load of sand in amanner that will delight the I scoo' 5 has been emptied as abovedescribed, it should be permitted to descend upon the sand pile foranother shoveling o oration. This, the child can accomplish y turningthe housing 1 upon ts base 2 to bring the member 3 into such a ositionover the pile, that the scoop 5 will descend into it whom (he cord 9 ispermitted to unwind from the Windlass l1 s the scoop \JGHCLIUiH, HmonLcI' end of the arm 4- will gradually approach the member 3,l'llez'chy loosvniny the cord 1 sufiicienfly in pvrmit tho pun] 15 Infull. y its own 'WcigM, uboin: the (\lwtl'llCli Mn? 14 of the: hollom S,which, through gruvity, will have ussumcd its closing position. Then. byi-nversing the mowm'mu, of tho crank 12, the moulh of the scoop 5 willagain be drawn into the sandn to carry u portion of it upwardlmdui'oping as before. This operation only be ropoutod as long-nsdesired by tho child, focllle amusement and. instruction of liin'l rcllas woll us of thus: who may llo lll'lllrf IHTH-ABIHJE.

I do not Wish to in: limitml to blur. details of construction and ur-nruziumvnt herein shown and dcscl'ilu-d. and any lrlmngcs ormodifications mm ho imm Llwwiu within the scopc of :hzroi qpnwi r'luisw.

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1.. In a ma, .hhu combination will: :3, (or riagc, of a siu'moz'l'fiih,ummboimtcmling obliqucl ill y l'rom, an qwiil ihm m, piv- Oiled t0l'flcfllllir, :1, gr-cmp vary-i011 by paid arm, meanson. said carvingfor raising the scoop, a pivot-ed bottom. for tho latter, a devicepivoted to said am; for normally locking said bottom in a dosingposition against said scoop. and a fioxibc clement fixedl semlredto'saiil supporting ,rrwmher and t e locking device: to withdraw torfrom tho bottom of the scoop to release its contonts, of: a point in theupon-1rd travel of said arm 2. In a toy, tin combination with a can riaof a. supporting: member tending obliquely Lherolmm, or: os -illntingarm piv Otfid to said momiw'ee. n swoop Tied by said arm, moor: qrrswirl carriage in raising the 8600;). & pivoted bill-loin for Lin:laiim,

said arm and the a portion of said bottom extendin thc inner cud of thescoop a paw plvoted to said arm for engaging the, extended p01"- Lion ofsaid bottom to normally maintain it in a. closing position against thescoop, um] :i Cllbll fixedly secured to said su porting im-mbor und thelower end of sai i wjihdmw the latter from above the exionic-d portionof said bottom to release the commits of the scoop, after said cable ismade taut by the upwardly movin arm.

5. In a toy, the combination with a, .ca.r'

rings, of a supporting member extendin obliquely therefrom, anoscillating arm 01am] to said member, :1 scoop earned by said arm, n\l'llltlllLSH mounted on said carria :4 ulk-y pivoted to (he outer-endof said mipporling nmmbcr, n'yokc piece pivotally (:mmcctml to saidscoop, a raisin cable for said scoop, connected to said yoke piece andol'xtlrnnling over the pulley to said Windlass, l, bottom pivotvd tosaid scoop, a. portion 1;: mid lmHum vxlcuding beyond the latter, oun'lpivolzml to said arm, the lower end of sniff pawl mgnging the extendedportion or. snirl bottom to normally maintain it in a losin positionagainst the scoop, said pawl luplsiing outwardly toward its engaging endto give it, sufficient weightto drop between extended portlon of thescoop bottom when the latter nears its closing position, and a cordfixedl secured to sm' supporting 'member and t e engagin will of saidpawl to withdraw the latter from above the cxtendedporjbion of saidbottom to release the contents of the scoop, after said cord is madotautby the upwardly moving arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day ofJanuary, 1917.

MILTON S. DUNKELBERG'ER.

Witnesses Howmn) S. SMITH, lmm G BURNHAM.-

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